Hello and
welcome back to "Praise."
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Today we are going to
listen to a series of songs,
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focusing both on
praising God for His love
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and drawing
always closer to Him,
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committing our
lives completely to Him
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to use however He
chooses in service.
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I recently read
the autobiography
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of Frances Jane Crosby,
who went by the nick name
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of Fanny and he's credited
with writing over 8,000 hymns.
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Fanny Crosby was
born to a wonderful loving
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Christian family in New England
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and her grandfather actually
fought in the revolutionary war.
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The great writer
James Fenimore Cooper
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made another one of
Fanny's relatives Enoch Crosby,
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the hero of one of
his revolutionary novels.
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When Fanny was
only six weeks old
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an inflammation destroyed
her sight and left her blind.
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But years later she
wrote, "It seemed intended
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by the blessed providence of God
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that I should be
blind all my life,
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and I thank Him
for the dispensation.
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If perfect earthly
sight were offered me
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tomorrow I would not accept it.
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I might not have sung
hymns to the praise of God
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if I had been
distracted by the beautiful
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and interesting things about me.
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Mine has been an
experience that has ripened
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into a faith as
strong as the hills.
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It has given me a
hope that admits me
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into the room called Beautiful."
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One evening as the
sun was setting Fanny
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sat visiting with her
longtime songwriting partner,
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Mr. W. H. Doane, in his
home in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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They were talking together
about the nearness of God
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as the night slowly
settled around them.
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Fanny was so touched
by their discussion that
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before she went
to bed that night,
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she sat down and she wrote
the song that my friend Jill
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is going to play
for us right now.
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"I am Thine, O Lord,
I have heard Thy voice.
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And it spoke Thy love
to me, but I long to rise
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in the arms of faith and
be closer drawn to Thee."
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Lord, you have my heart
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And I will search for yours
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Jesus take my
life and lead me on
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Lord, you have my heart
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And I will search for yours
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Let me be to you a sacrifice
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And I will praise you, Lord
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And I will sing
of love come down
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And as you show your face
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We'll see your glory here
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Lord, you have my heart
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And I will search for yours
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Jesus take my
life and lead me on
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And I will praise you, Lord
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And I will sing
of love come down
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And as you show your face
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We'll see your glory here
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How can I keep? How can I keep?
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How can I keep
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from singing?
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My life flows on
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in endless song
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Above earth's lamentation
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I hear the real
though far-off hymn
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That hails a new creation
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a new creation
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Through all the tumult
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and the strife
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I hear it's music ringing
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It sounds an echo in my soul
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How can I keep from singing?
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The peace of Christ
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makes fresh my heart
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A fountain ever springing
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All things are mine
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since I am His
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How can I keep from singing?
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Since Christ is
Lord of Heaven and earth
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How can I keep
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from singing?
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How can I keep? How can I keep?
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How can I keep
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from singing?
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Rendered at Your Feet,
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I want to be precious Lord
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Contemplating Your presence,
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and your sweet
things full of love
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You surround me with Your mercy
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Even when I down astray
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And to Eve say I love you
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Brings me come for everyday
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I want to serve you, O God
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Help me preach Your lovely sing
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My heart if I surrender
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for my sings Your life You gave
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Rendered at Your Feet,
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I want to be precious Lord
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Contemplating Your presence,
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and your sweet
things full of love
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You surround me with Your mercy
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Even when I down astray
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And to Eve say I love you
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Brings me come for everyday
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I want to serve you, O God
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Help me preach Your lovely sing
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My heart if I surrender
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for my sings
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Your life You gave
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My Jesus, I love Thee,
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I know Thou art mine
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For Thee all the follies
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of sin I resign
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My gracious Redeemer,
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my Savior art Thou
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If ever I loved Thee,
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my Jesus, 'tis now
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I love Thee because
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Thou hast first loved me
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And purchased my pardon
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on Calvary's tree
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I love Thee for wearing
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the thorns on Thy brow
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If ever I loved Thee,
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my Jesus, 'tis now
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In mansions of glory
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and endless delight
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I'll ever adore Thee
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in heaven so bright
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I'll sing with the glittering
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crown on my brow
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If ever I loved Thee,
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my Jesus,
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'tis now
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We will spend
eternity praising God
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for His great love
to us, for redeeming us
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and for caring us
through all the trials
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that we faced down here.
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One of my mini favorite
songs is found in Chapter 95,
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"Come let us sing unto the Lord,
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let us make a joyful noise
to the rock of our salvation.
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Let us come before His
presence with thanksgiving,
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and make a joyful
noise unto Him with psalms.
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For the Lord is a great God,
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and a great King above all Gods.
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In His hand are the
deep places of the earth.
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The strength of
the hills is His also.
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The sea is His, and He made it,
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and His hands
formed the dry land.
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O come, let us
worship and bow down.
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Let us kneel before the Lord,
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our Maker, for He is our God.
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And we are the
people of His pasture,
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and the sheep of His hand.
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O Lord my God,
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When I in awesome wonder
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Consider all the worlds
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Thy Hands have made
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I see the stars,
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I hear the rolling thunder
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Thy power throughout
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the universe displayed
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Then sings my soul,
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My Savior God, to Thee
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How great Thou art,
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How great Thou art
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Then sings my soul,
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My Savior God, to Thee
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How great Thou art,
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How great Thou art
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When Christ shall come,
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with shout of acclamation
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And take me home,
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what joy shall fill my heart
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Then I shall bow,
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in humble adoration
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And there proclaim,
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"My God, how great Thou art"
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Then sings my soul,
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My Savior God, to Thee
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How great Thou art,
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How great Thou art
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Then sings my soul,
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My Savior God, to Thee
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How great Thou art,
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How great Thou art
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How great Thou art,
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How great Thou art
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